THE 1857 NIGER EXPEDITION It was a joint venture between Britain government, CMS and traders. DR William Bankie and LT Glover and Samuel Ajayi Crowther were involved in the expedition. Trading ports were established at Abo, Onitsha and Lokoja. There was...
THE 1854 NIGER EXPEDITION The Europeans made a remarkable success on the account of the fact that no lives were lost during the 188 days in Africa thanks to QUININE, a drug that helped with malaria. PLEAID was the name of...
SHORT SUMMARY OF THE NIGER EXPEDITION OF 1841 It was centered on the bible and the plough by Thomas fowell Buxton and supported by others like William Wilberforce and Clarkson. They were of the belief that slave trade should be eradicated...
THE BIBLE AND THE PLOUGH WILL REGENERATE AFRICA T.F. Buxton, in ‘The African Slave Trade and its Remedy’ (London, 1840), developed the idea that Christianity and commerce operating together would destroy the slave trade and ‘civilize’ Africa by reforming African Attitudes...
